Grade 4 Curriculum
Maximizing potential through individual attention.
By Grade 4, students start to settle in their social groups at school, while their academic work becomes more challenging. Students begin to start long-term projects and explore more complex mathematics concepts.
Goals for a Grade 4 Student
- Solidify a strong academic foundation and study routine
- Practice social skills by interacting with family members, teachers, and classmates
- Practice and apply new information taught at school and extracurriculars
English 4 Curriculum
• Read independently for up to 40 minutes
• Summarize a story’s plot, setting and characters
• Build vocabulary by reading and use sentences to determine meaning
• Write with a clear beginning, middle and end using various forms
• Revise own work by editing for punctuation, spelling, and grammar
Provide guidance in revising student’s work by challenging their critical thinking skills
Introduce strategies to write with a clear beginning, middle and end
Introduce the analysis of poetry and different forms of written text
Practice spelling common words and using basic punctuation
Math 4 Curriculum
• Multiply and divide up to three-digit numbers
• Measure and determine the area of 2D shapes
• Compare 2D and 3D dimensional figures using shapes, lines, and points
• Explain answers verbally, in pictures, and in writing
• Develop a spatial sense of geometric shapes
Teach math concepts such as using fractions and decimals to represent quantities
Challenge student to justify mathematical ideas and decisions
Teach mental math strategies
Introduce financial literacy for understanding real life problems
Introduce strategies for telling time with analog and digital clocks